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Source Description
In the 900s, potters in southeast China excelled in producing white ceramics, including bluish-white (<em>qingbai</em>; 青白) glazed ware. The Keithleys’ jar was made when the qingbai ware–producing kilns were most active and manufactured their finest ware. The jar is missing its cover, which would have been flat with a loop in the center so that it could be tied in place with a string or silk cloth.
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Document identity
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76523
label
Globular Jar with Four Loops
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object
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76523
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object
title
Globular Jar with Four Loops
description
In the 900s, potters in southeast China excelled in producing white ceramics, including bluish-white (<em>qingbai</em>; 青白) glazed ware. The Keithleys’ jar was made when the qingbai ware–producing kilns were most active and manufactured their finest ware. The jar is missing its cover, which would have been flat with a loop in the center so that it could be tied in place with a string or silk cloth.
date
960–1279
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q87480817
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Ceramic
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dimensionsRaw
Overall: 15 x 13 cm (5 7/8 x 5 1/8 in.)
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China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)
accession
2020.184
Source extras
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Porcelaneous ware of the qingbai type
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Globular Jar with Four Loops, 960–1279. China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Porcelaneous ware of the qingbai type; overall: 15 x 13 cm (5 7/8 x 5 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.184
collection
China - Song Dynasty
didYouKnow
This container was probably used to store tea or grain.
citations
citation
Von Spee, Clarissa. "Chinese Ceramics and Works on Paper." In <em>The Keithley Collection at the Cleveland Museum of Art, </em>edited by Heather Lemonedes Brown, 194–229. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2022.
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Mentioned and Reproduced: pp. 208–209; Mentioned: pp. 259–261
creditline
Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift
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2026-06-11 12:17:39.026000
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76523
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Chinese Art
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China - Song Dynasty
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Porcelaneous ware of the qingbai type
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